Yoan Lopez, the young Cuban fireballer who was on the radar of several clubs, has signed a deal with the Diamondbacks. The number of years is not enclosed yet and the deal is pending a physical. According to a source, Lopez turned down a $9 million offer because he thought that Arizona would be a…
Sadaharu Oh and his typical stance Despite being born in Tokyo in 1940, Sadaharu Oh has been inducted to the Taiwanese Baseball Hall of Fame. I hear you wonder: “why?” Well, he was the son of a Chinese (Taiwanese) father and a Japanese mother. Despite the fact that he never played in Taiwan, Oh…
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Korean shortstop Jung-Ho Kang to a four year deal. The deal, pending a physical, will guarantee Kang $16 million. Kang played for the Nexen Heroes of the KBO (Korean professional league), the runner up in the Korean championship. The Nexen Heroes fell to the Samsung Lions in the championship series of…
The last few weeks there have been rumours about the Yankees going after new coaches. Several names floated around. According to Jack Curry, the Yankees are close to appoint a hitting coach, an assistant hitting coach and an infield coach. Jack Curry is one of the most reliable journalist with ties in the Yankee organization….
CC Sabathia underwent surgery to his right knee in July 2014 after he had just pitched in eight games (3-4 record and a 5.28 ERA). Sabathia said that he has played catch recently and that he didn’t feel any pain. He is planning to do some bullpen sessions in the coming weeks. Playing catch… I…
Yurendell de Caster from Curacao has won the batting title of the Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League (LBPN). This season was the second stint of De Caster in Nicaragua. The first time was in 2013 when he won the triple crown. This season the 35-year old player won the batting title with a batting average of…
I love the pic shown above. It shows Hank Aaron on the left and Willie Mays on the right. This is a picture with some historic significance. It shows two players with uniforms of the towns they started their career at, but uniforms of two totally different clubs. The picture also shows something that I…
As I have told before, I am a baseball fan since 1981. And it took me until 1986 to attend my first ever baseball game. In 1992 I played my first baseball game, after spending the previous seasons with playing slow pitch softball. The first baseball pitcher that I faced threw so slow that I…
Yoan Lopez was cleared by the United States government. The 21-year old Cuban defected in 2014 to chase his dream of signing a Major League contract. The right handed flame thrower masters a cut fastball, a changeup, a curveball and a slider, but he is best known for a fastball that has reached 100 mph…
The Appalachian League (Rookie), where Dutch (Antillian) players Gianfranco Wawoe, Ozaino Albies and Danny Arribas have played in 2014, may expand despite messages of a few years ago that the league would contract. A new trend is dawning: MLB teams are looking to add more rookie league teams. The Appalachian League could be a perfect…
